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Last night I got one of the thrills of my life when I got to meet Weird Al Yankovic backstage after his show here in Minneapolis! I've been an Al fan since I first heard the "Weird Al" In 3-D album in 1984 and I've been a big fan ever since. I only have two artists' full libraries on my iPhone, The Beatles and Al. So yeah, I'm a fan.
Not only did I get to see him perform live (my fifth time seeing him), but I got to give him and his drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz copies of my "Meeting Al" piece:
Both Al and Jon were awesome and I can't thank them enough for allowing me and my friend Natalie to meet them. I want to say a special thanks to Jon, who could not have been kinder or friendlier, for responding to Natalie's e-mail about possibly meeting the king of parody. Jon suprised me by saying "he doesn't know you're here, he's gonna love this". I was really honored to be able to give them both print copies of my piece.
Just before Jon snapped a photo of the three of us Al turned to me and told me I should send my piece to someone at Gallery 1988, where he had just done a show. "Your work is as good as anything I saw there", he said. I remember nothing after that. Just white noise. Those words will be burned in my brain forever.
Al and Jon were kind enough to chat with Natalie and I for a few minutes while other meet-and-greeters waited and I can't thank them enough for making the experience a memorable one.
What a great night.
Here are Natalie and I before the show. Me with my print and Natalie dressed as the "dental hygienist with a spatula tattooed on her arm" from "The Weird Al Show Theme":
The only photo I took during the show. This was during their encore, while they performed "The Saga Begins" with members of the 501st in costume on stage with them:
The backstage pass:
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Al's drummer (he's been with Al since the beginning) and all around nice guy:
Meeting Al!
Here's Al signing copies of my "Meeting Al" print for me and Natalie.
Thanks again to Al & Jon and thanks to you for reading!
-Otis
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Issue #1 of my webcomic Escape From Planet Nowhere is now available for purchase as a digital download (PDF) at The Illustrated Section! After downloading the issue, you can read it on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone.
Issue #1 contains Part 1 of the webcomic (27 pages), behind the scenes info & images as well as a gallery of guest art from Dani Jones (My Sister The Freak), Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Spaaace!) and Grant Gould ("The Wolves of Odin").
43 pages. Full color.
All for just $.99!
Go here to purchase the comic, see a preview or write a review: theillustratedsection.com/esca…
Thanks in advance!
-Otis
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Read my webcomic "The Song of Xanthia" here on DA starting here:
Visit "The Song of Xanthia" website: otisframpton.typepad.com/the_s…
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Read my webcomic "Escape From Planet Nowhere" here on DA starting here:
Visit the "Escape From Planet Nowhere" website: planet-nowhere.com/
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COMMISSION STATUS (Dec. 6th, 2011):
Due to my comic workload, I am not currently taking on commission work.
Please check back after the new year when I may open up commissions again.
You can go here to read about my commission pricing and options: otisframpton.typepad.com/otisf…
Thanks!
Not only did I get to see him perform live (my fifth time seeing him), but I got to give him and his drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz copies of my "Meeting Al" piece:
Both Al and Jon were awesome and I can't thank them enough for allowing me and my friend Natalie to meet them. I want to say a special thanks to Jon, who could not have been kinder or friendlier, for responding to Natalie's e-mail about possibly meeting the king of parody. Jon suprised me by saying "he doesn't know you're here, he's gonna love this". I was really honored to be able to give them both print copies of my piece.
Just before Jon snapped a photo of the three of us Al turned to me and told me I should send my piece to someone at Gallery 1988, where he had just done a show. "Your work is as good as anything I saw there", he said. I remember nothing after that. Just white noise. Those words will be burned in my brain forever.
Al and Jon were kind enough to chat with Natalie and I for a few minutes while other meet-and-greeters waited and I can't thank them enough for making the experience a memorable one.
What a great night.
Here are Natalie and I before the show. Me with my print and Natalie dressed as the "dental hygienist with a spatula tattooed on her arm" from "The Weird Al Show Theme":
The only photo I took during the show. This was during their encore, while they performed "The Saga Begins" with members of the 501st in costume on stage with them:
The backstage pass:
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Al's drummer (he's been with Al since the beginning) and all around nice guy:
Meeting Al!
Here's Al signing copies of my "Meeting Al" print for me and Natalie.
Thanks again to Al & Jon and thanks to you for reading!
-Otis
****
Issue #1 of my webcomic Escape From Planet Nowhere is now available for purchase as a digital download (PDF) at The Illustrated Section! After downloading the issue, you can read it on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone.
Issue #1 contains Part 1 of the webcomic (27 pages), behind the scenes info & images as well as a gallery of guest art from Dani Jones (My Sister The Freak), Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Spaaace!) and Grant Gould ("The Wolves of Odin").
43 pages. Full color.
All for just $.99!
Go here to purchase the comic, see a preview or write a review: theillustratedsection.com/esca…
Thanks in advance!
-Otis
****
Read my webcomic "The Song of Xanthia" here on DA starting here:
Visit "The Song of Xanthia" website: otisframpton.typepad.com/the_s…
****
Read my webcomic "Escape From Planet Nowhere" here on DA starting here:
Visit the "Escape From Planet Nowhere" website: planet-nowhere.com/
****
COMMISSION STATUS (Dec. 6th, 2011):
Due to my comic workload, I am not currently taking on commission work.
Please check back after the new year when I may open up commissions again.
You can go here to read about my commission pricing and options: otisframpton.typepad.com/otisf…
Thanks!
C2E2!
I'll be in Artist Alley at C2E2 this weekend with Oddly Normal & ABCDEFGeek books, and doing con commissions!
See you there. :)
-Otis
BB-Ball At TeeFury!
My "BB-Ball" piece is now a t-shirt at TeeFury as part of their Galactic Style Collection!
Go here to get one for yourself: http://www.teefury.com/bb-ball
-Otis
ABCDEFGeek Collection at TeeFury!
Hey guys, TeeFury has created a collection t-shirts featuring a full alphabet of my ABCDEFGeek designs!
There's a flash sale going on for them until October 17th. Go get some tees!
ABCDEFGeek TeeFury Collection: http://www.teefury.com/collections/abcdefgeek
-Otis
San Diego Comic Con 2015
Hey, all...
I'll be at the San Diego Comic Con this week. I'll have plenty of Oddly Normal and ABCDEFGeek books, so stop by Artist Alley Table GG-03 and say hello is you're attending!
-Otis
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get out of town. sounds like a great time!